What does condignus mean in Latin?

condignus, a adjective, means “appropriate, entirely worthy, befitting, wholly deserved, condign”.

How do you pronounce condignus?

In classical Latin, [kɔnˈdɪŋ.nʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [konˈdiɲ.ɲus].

Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? → Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm → Proto-Italic *kom → Proto-Italic *kom- → Latin condignus.

adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

condignus (feminine condigna, neuter condignum)

Classical[kɔnˈdɪŋ.nʊs]Ecclesiastical[konˈdiɲ.ɲus]

singular
form	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	condignus	condigna	condignum
genitive	condignī	condignae	condignī
dative	condignō	condignae	condignō
accusative	condignum	condignam	condignum
ablative	condignō	condignā	condignō
vocative	condigne	condigna	condignum

plural
form	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	condignī	condignae	condigna
genitive	condignōrum	condignārum	condignōrum
dative	condignīs	condignīs	condignīs
accusative	condignōs	condignās	condigna
ablative	condignīs	condignīs	condignīs
vocative	condignī	condignae	condigna

con-dignus, a, um,

I. adj., wholly deserving, very worthy (very rare; mostly anteand post-class.).

(a). Absol.: condignum donum, quali'st qui donum dedit, Plaut. Am. 1, 3, 39 sq.—

(b). With abl.: dum condignam te sectaris simiam, Plaut. Mil. 2, 6, 25; Gell. 3, 7, 1.—

(g). With dat.: ultio condigna crimini, Cod. Th. 9, 28, 1; cf. Non. p. 35, 1.—

(d). With gen.: providentiae divinae condignus exitus, App. M. 10, p. 244, 21. —Adv.: condignē, very worthily.

(a). Absol.: condigne facere, Plaut. Men. 5, 5, 8; id. Aul. 3, 4, 6: condigne atque recte loqui, Gell. 1, 6, 4: condigne et cum decore depingere, id. 14, 4, 1.—

(b). With abl.: condigne te cubare, Plaut. Cas. 1, 43; id. Capt. 1, 1, 39.—Comp. and sup. are not in use.

Latin dignus Latin condignus From con- (emphatic) + dignus.

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